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Sept. 1, 1942. c. H. ERNE 2,294,393

' I CONTAINER Filed Aprii 6, 1939 JizgZ INVENTOR.

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Patente cl Sept. 1, 1942 i CONTAINER Charles H. Erne, Maywood, N. J.,assignor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewJersey Application April 6, 1939, Serial No. 266,364

2 Claims.

This invention relates in general to containers and more particularly toan outer sheet metal container for holding and protecting an innerfilled container and helping to dispense its contents.

While the present invention is adapted to be used in connection with agreat many different types of containers filled with a. variety ofproducts, it is exemplified herein in connection with a scouring powdercontainer having a fibre body and metal ends. Such powder containers areusually kept in or about kitchen sinks where they come in contact withwater or moisture or wet hands which tend to soften and soil its fibrebody and adversely affect its contents. Also the metal ends when exposedto this moisture have a tendency to rust.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an outer container,for receiving, holding and protecting a scouring powder or other innerfilled container, which will effectively prevent its coming in contactwith Wet or moist surfaces and at the same time function as a convenientmanipulating device for dispensing the contents of the protected innercontainer.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of such aholding and manipulating device which will keep the inner container in asteady, non-shifting position at all times :Still another object of thepresent invention is the provision of such ,a holding and protectivedevice, which is of attractive appearance and lends itself toornamentation in colors or designs.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention with parts broken away and others in cross section toshow details of construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional View showing a modified topconstruction; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the container shown in Fig. 1.

Referring in more detail to the preferred embodiment of the inventionexemplified in Fig. 1, A represents generally the outer container ormanipulating device or holder and B the inner container to be protectedand from which the contents are to be dispensed.

The outer container A comprises a sheet metal body II having a fullbottom I2 preferably permanently joined to it in a double seam I3. Thebottom I2, inwardly of the double seam l3 has a countersunk wall, whichis substantially fiat except for an annular groove I4 concentric withthe body wall and spaced inwardly from it. This groove is of a depth andwidth tosnugly receive the bottom joint or seam of the inner containerB.

The body II is provided withscrew threads l5 around its upper annularmargin adapted to be engaged by corresponding threads of the dependingflange I6 of a clamping cover or ring IT. The

\ latter, inwardly of its threaded flange I6, has

a horizontal wall or shoulder I8, a depending inner wall I9 which issubstantially parallel with the threaded flange I6 and terminates in anannular horizontal clamping flange 2|, bent inwardly at substantiallyright angles to the wall I9 and adapted to bear down upon the top of theinner container A loop shaped band 22, having attaching flanges 23, issecured to the side wall of the body II, functions as a manipulatinghandle C, and completes the construction of the outer container,

The inner container B, exemplified as a scouring powder container,comprises a tubular or cylindrical body 24 made of "fibre stock, acountersunk metal bottom or end 25 joined to the body b th usual crimpseam Zli, and a metal top or end 21 also joined to the fibre body by alike crimp seam 28 In a scouring powder container the metal top 21 isprovided with a series of sifter holes 29 through which the powder maybe sifted. Fig. 2 illustrates vairiod-ified. top construction, with allthe parts the sam eas' those described in connection with Fig. 1, exceptthat the depending inner wall I9 of the cover terminates in an inwardlyoffset and downwardly curved "annular clamping flange 2'If which engagesthe top seam 28 of the inner container.

In actual use the inner filled container B is inserted in the outercontainer A with the bottom seam 26 resing in the groove I4. The coveror ring member I! is then threaded over the outer container until theflange 2| engages and clamps down upon the top 2], with the result thatthe groove l4 and the wall 19 which fits snugly within the seam 28, holdthe inner container 13 against radial or lateral shifting and the flange2| in the construction shown in Fig. 1 and the flange 2| in theconstruction shown in Fig. 2 hold the inner container clamped tightlyagainst axial movement. It will be noted that the bottom I2 of the outercontainer being a full or solid one and being in permanent andliquidtight interlocked engagement with the body ll, effectivelyprotects the inner container against water or moisture or other adverseelements. It will also be seen that the cover flange 2| or 2| being ofnarrow annular width will leave the sifter openings 29 fully exposed fordispensing the contents therethrough when the outer containerismanipulated-by its handle C into dispensing position.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the -spirit,and scope ofthe invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the formhereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A holder for dispensing containers, comprising-- a permanent outercontainer :body threaded at its open upper end adapted to receiveandhold against displacement an inner replaceable filled container ofmaterially less diameter and having a countersunk top wall from "whichthecontents-aretobedispensed, said outer container having an imperforatebottom wall permanently secured thereto in a liquid tight joint, and anintegral annular clamping ring having threaded engagement with the openend of-said outer container and adapted to expose a :portion of theinner container top for dispensing purposes, saidring terminating at itsinner portion in a depending integral annular clamping 'fiange spacedinwardly from said 'threadedly enagainst relative displacement an innerreplaceable filled container of materially less diameter and having aperforated countersunk top wall from which the contents are to bedispensed,

said outer container having an imperforate bottom w-all permanentlysecured thereto in a liquid tight joint, said bottom wall having anannular groove spaced radially inwardly from the wall of the outercontainer and adapted to receive and hold against displacement theperipheral portion of -the bottom'of'the'inner container, and anintegral annular clamping ring-having threaded engagement with 'the openupper end of said outer container body to expose the perforated portionof the inner container top wall for dispensing purposes, said ringhaving an inwardly disposed integral depending annular flange 'spacedinwardly from said threadedly engaged portions and adapted toperipherally engage within the countersunk top wall of said innercontainer to clamp the latter between said'flange 'and s'aidbottomgroove against lateral and axial shifting when said ring isscrewed home on said outer containerbody.

CHARLES H. ERNE.

